ROBERT WARNER POLL Robert Warner Poll was bom in Ogden, Utah, on 2 February 1942 to June and Verl Poll. His parents brought him home from the hospital to live in a small log house in Mountain Green. The little house didn't have an indoor bathroom or plumbing. From the time he was big enough to hold a ball, Bob loved to throw and play catch with anyone who would play with him. He came by baseball quite naturally from his two grandfathers who loved the game and from his aunts Donna and Beverly Poll who played professional ball for the Utah Shamrocks. His father had a large herd of registered Jersey cows, so from the time he was big enough to help, he had chores to do. When he was old enough to be in a 4-H club, Bob's father purchased a registered Jersey heifer for him to take to the fairs and shows. One cow Bob remembers was Jewel. He spent many hours working with her. She was easy to show, always stopping and starting and setting herself up with only a touch on the halter. Through these lessons, Bob learned to set goals and he developed good habits, disciplining himself and learning to work. When Bob was nine the Poll family had a sleigh riding party on the dry farm (where Paul Warner's farm is today). The toboggan tipped overcoming down the long hill and Bob broke his right leg. He was taken to the Dee Hospital where Doctor Stranquist operated on him, putting a silver plate in his leg that is still there today. He was in traction in the hospital for two weeks. Finally, he was brought home in a body cast from his chest to his toes. He was out of school for four months. When he was eleven, his father left him at the Wyoming State Fair along with his Grandfather Warner to take care of a show herd of fourteen head. His grandfather was so proud of him. He said Bob knew all the cows and the classes they were in, and that he was just Bob's helper. In high school, he lettered in baseball four years and basketball three years. He was allowed to play football only in his senior year because ofthe plate in his leg. He was very good at it, however, and really enjoyed it. Bob was active in4-HandFFA. He won a trip to Chicago for his work with dairy animals. He also won many other honors in FFA, including offices in the Morgan chapter. His first car was a red 1956 Chevrolet. As a joke, he wired the backseat to a model "T" coil to shock those sitting in the back seat. "It was all great fun." He went to Utah State University for half a year prior to his mission call. He was called to serve in the British Mission. While there, he served as district 269